Kevin Kelley is a member of the University of Notre Dame Class of 2027, majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a concentration in Pre-Medicine. His academic and research interests center on the intersection of health and society, with particular emphasis on how social systems and structures shape the lived experience of health, illness, and care.
Kevin is currently a research assistant in the SPQR Memory Lab, directed by Dr. G.A. Radvansky, where he investigates fundamental questions of memory and cognition in psychology. He also serves as a research assistant with the Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where his work focuses on two rare pediatric disorders—Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) and Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD).
Previously, Kevin engaged in global health research through the Eck Institute for Global Health, where he explored broader systemic and societal determinants of health in international contexts. This experience, combined with his ongoing neuroscience and pediatric rare disease research, has strengthened his commitment to addressing health challenges that cross biological, clinical, and social boundaries.